In the back staff kitchen of Antigone Books, a package of pumpkin Oreos, a string of solar-powered lights and a mug filled with pens are telltale signs of its busiest season. But this fall is different. Themed displays like “Est. 1973” have been propped up against the store’s signature purple walls, once home to the sterile-colored…
Eight-year-old John Tittle selects a book from a shelf at the Nanini Library in Tucson. Excited over his serendipitous find, he skips over to 7-year-old Bree crouched at a table nearby, proudly showing her the colorful illustrations of a miner and his donkey. “Can I read to you?” he asks her. Bree wags her tail…
The Tucson Festival of Books returns to the University of Arizona campus for another weekend celebrating words on paper – or screens. The festival runs from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on March 15-16 and features hundreds of authors and dozens of activities, panels and events to attend. The Festival of Books will have bilingual…
